Example sentences of "[verb] to take a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first was a pang of sorrowing sympathy with the bereaved and weeping parents ; but this was quickly succeeded by a thrill of holy joy that the lovely flower , which was just permitted to take a glimpse of earth , was so soon removed from all earthly contamination ! |
| 2 | Metro Saverstrip — only for journeys in West Yorkshire ; Metro DayRover — you can get as far as Manchester with this if you 're elderly or disabled and are permitted to take a dog or other authorized companion . |
| 3 | In March 1986 outside firms were permitted to take a 100% stake in Stock Exchange member firms . |
| 4 | They are well-endowed with pockets : two zipped at the back ( giving double thickness to the seat ) , one of which has a side opening to take a map but too narrow for an OS map . |
| 5 | A CRAZED donkey nearly tore the arm off an eight-year-old boy as he stopped to take a holiday snap . |
| 6 | I stopped to take a photograph of one estancia that I knew belonged to a Scottish family who had lived there for five generations : even from two miles away I could hear the rhythmic clattering of the tin roof as it was lifted and dropped by the gales . |
| 7 | The critic necessarily has to take a manifesto into account . |
| 8 | The rewards are bigger than ever , which means that everyone — governing bodies , teachers , coaches , press and TV — has to take a positive anti-drug stance . |
| 9 | A person with impaired hearing has to take a lot more strain than people with normal hearing . |
| 10 | ‘ The public interest has to take a much wider view than that . ’ |
| 11 | If one has to take a view of the balance between the reinforce-and-stick-with-it , or the cut-your-loss schools , I think I tend to favour the cut-your-loss brigade . |
| 12 | To cope with this , the father has to take a very active part in housekeeping and child-rearing , violating traditional conceptions of gender roles . |
| 13 | It has to be extended on either side of the stream , so he has to take a note of the timber required . |
| 14 | However , he has to take a complete rest for the next few weeks . |
| 15 | John Thaw himself hates beer , so it 's a real performance when he has to take a pint . |
| 16 | well all other sport has to take a back seat this week … there 's only game to follow that 's racing … only one place to be Cheltenham … and Central South is here racing gold … |
| 17 | But she still has to take a daily cocktail of drugs . |
| 18 | She has to take a taxi everywhere . |
| 19 | ‘ Terry Yorath has to take a lot of credit . |
| 20 | ‘ Basically , someone has to take a stand now otherwise all the single-teacher schools in the Borders could go in a very short time , ’ declared the association chairman , Annmarie Crowe , of St Abbs , yesterday . |
| 21 | or someone has to take a , a bi a co company has to take a big lot off . |
| 22 | or someone has to take a , a bi a co company has to take a big lot off . |
| 23 | Rothschild and his successors tried to take a fresh look at issues too remote , politically inconvenient or otherwise ignored , and come up with clear , concise proposals for action , if possible on a single sheet of paper . |
| 24 | That gentile foster parents were liable to imbue youngsters with their own values , however hard they tried to take a neutral line , was undeniable , but the alternative , to turn away children because there were not enough Jewish homes for them to go to , was rejected out of hand by the RCM 's ruling council . |
| 25 | She tried to take a step , but the suit would n't respond to her commands . |
| 26 | When we were out front earlier today , Rocket tried to take a short cut across the front garden , Candy saw her off , like a . |
| 27 | Apart from straightforward fountains , ornaments depicting cherubs , mermaids and similar characters can be purchased , each designed to take a pump outlet so that water can spout from its mouth ( Fig. 6 ) , or a shell , or any similar object that they might be holding . |
| 28 | What is they elect to take a scrum instead of the free-kick — may they then win the heel and drop for goal ? |
| 29 | But Daimler 's aerospace subsidiaries , now called Deutsche Aerospace ( DASA ) , want to take a 50% stake in another European aircraft-making consortium . |
| 30 | If you only want to take a few doors or windows back to bare wood for repainting , there are many other cheaper guns that would do the job . |